, Al2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 16, 2005 cident victims lucky: to be alive, a police state | THE OCCUPANTS of two vehicles that col- lided i in an early morning crash a are © lucky to be’ 7 alive; say police*: “Several occupants i ‘in one vehicle. were se- =tiously injured,” of Terrace RCMP. “Everyone involved is lucky there was not one fatality or a couple of; fatalities.” A compact car was carrying five young. * people while just the driver was in a small , pickup truck when the collision took. place at the corner of Hwy16 East and River Drive at about 2:45 a.m.on March 4. Terrace RCMP, the Terrace Fire Dept., the Thornhill Fire Dept. and the BC Ambulance - Service responded to. the accident to discover’ the car’s occupants, two 18-year-olds, two -20-year-olds and one 21-year-old, and the 49- -year-old truck driver, suffering from non-life’ - threatening 1 injuries. All six were transported, to hospital for _ treatment. said Cpl. Brendan McKenna . the car’s airbags deployed, which is why . ing bodily harm to prosecutors. Although the police investigation is on- going, which means some information must remain confidential, McKenna said that al- . cohol was a factor with both drivers. | Everyone was wearing seatbelts and” they’re still alive, McKenna said. He believes the car was totalled. McKenna said one person was still in hospital on March 9 and a couple were re- leased Mar. 8. . He speculated one, passenger | from the.” compact car. would - still be recuperating from injuries in May.” | That’s when McKenna believes the po- | lice ‘investigation will be completed and charges will be laid. He anticipates charges will be laid against both drivers. He-plans to recommend charges of i im- paired driving and impaired driving caus- _ Magic man “MARC. TARDIFF has the close attention of Kay- la Bolduc as he performs magic at the March 5 Sugar Shack held at Heritage Park. 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Callers will not be required to reveal their identity or |": orkers tackle FIRE RIPPED through the chip area of Skeena Sawmills the night of March 10, but thanks to the quick action by sawmill workers, the damage was mini- . mal. . and work procedure, put the bulk ‘of it out and, saved the company horren- - ; dous amounts of damage,” Jephson said. “When the first aid attendant came out of his shack and ‘saw it, he said he saw flames over 20 feet high,” said Lt. Dave Jephson of the Terrace Fire . Department. Terrace and Thornhill Fire Departments and. paramedic. crews responded to the fire immediately to discover sawmill workers already fight- _ ing the fire, which was‘almost under control. “TI want to make note to the workers at the mill, due to their quick action “They already had two charged lines (hoses) and. were e flowing water . from different areas of the: building.” —— 3 B ' When. emergency crews arrived, the fire was confined. 1 undemeath. the electrical areas. 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